Academic Resources for Current Students
Welcome, Brennies!
Please scroll down for a list of academic resources including the course schedule, student handbook, forms and petitions, and more. As always, Bren School staff are here to help if you can't find what you're looking for or if have any questions along the way (academics@bren.ucsb.edu).
Current Student Resource Guide Sections:
BREN GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK
CLASS SCHEDULE
Spring 2023
Fall 2023
For course descriptions, please visit the Courses pages (MESM, MEDS, PhD). If you have any questions about registration, please contact us at academics@bren.ucsb.edu.
COURSE PLANNING
- Curriculum Plan 2022-2023
- MyPlan Login
- Special Topics Courses - revised June 2, 2022
- 5 Year Annual History of Course Offerings - revised July 8, 2022
- Prerequisite Guide
- MESM Specializations
- Quantitative Course Listings and Qualitative Course Listings across campus (Maintained by current students)
- UCSB Final Exam Schedule
ACADEMIC FORMS AND PETITIONS
Bren Forms and Petitions
- ESM 596 Petition for Masters Students
- Bren School Petition
- Graduation Deferral Request Form
- PhD Annual Review Form Pre-Candidacy
- PhD Annual Review Form Post-Candidacy
- Instructions for submitting Annual Review Form
- PhD Written Exam Form*
- PhD Form 1 - Justification of PhD Committee Members
- PhD Form 1A - Justification of Proposed Changes to PhD Committee Members
*Students who receive a "Conditional Pass" should complete the Written Exam Form when conditions have been met.
Graduate Division Forms and Petitions
MASTER'S PROJECTS
Group Projects
- MESM 2023 - Group Project Guidelines
- MESM 2024 - Group Project Guidelines
- Peer & Self Evaluation Form
Eco-E Projects
- MESM 2023 - Eco-E Guidelines
- MESM 2024 - Eco-E Guidelines
- 2023-2024 Eco-E Project RFP
- 2023-2024 Eco-E Project Proposal Guidelines
Capstone Projects
Specialization Advisors
Graduate Advisor
Satie Airamé
Coastal Marine Resources Management (CMRM)
Chris Costello (Class of 2023)
Ben Halpern (Class of 2024)
Conservation Planning (CP)
Frank Davis (Class of 2023) - Sabbatical in F22
Ashley Larsen (Class of 2024) - Sabbatical in S23
Corporate Environmental Management (CEM)
Matt Potoski (Class of 2023)
Eric Masanet (Class of 2024)
Economics and Politics of the Environment (EPE)
Sarah Anderson (Class of 2023)
Andrew Plantinga (Class of 2024)
Energy and Climate (EC)
Kyle Meng (Class of 2023)
Ranjit Deshmukh (Class of 2024)
Pollution Prevention and Remediation (PPR)
Patricia Holden (Class of 2023)
Roland Geyer (Class of 2024)
Water Resources Management (WRM)
Scott Jasechko (Class of 2023) - Sabbatical in W23
Arturo Keller (Class of 2024)
Innovation Focus Advisor
Emily Cotter
Economics and Environmental Science (EES) PhD Emphasis
Chris Costello, Faculty Advisor
Interdepartmental PhD Emphasis in Environment and Society
Kelly Caylor, Faculty Advisor
